On Friday, June 12, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection released new Forced Labor Enforcement Operational Guidance for Importers, consolidating and updating its approach to forced labor enforcement under 19 U.S.C. § 1307, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, and …
Last week, the Government of Canada tabled new legislation that would completely rewrite Canadian forced labour enforcement. If adopted, Bill C-35, An Act respecting the prohibition of the importation of goods produced by forced labour (also known as Ban on …
Cassidy Levy Kent was recently recognized by Chambers and Partners as a 2026 “Global Market Leader” in its Global Guide covering the field of International Trade law. Separately, the firm’s three offices — in Washington, Ottawa and Brussels — were …
Following a summit in Beijing between U.S. President Trump and General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xi, on June 5 the Office of the United States Trade Representative opened a comment period for businesses to identify non-sensitive products that …
On May 29, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced the initiation of a new investigation into whether lackluster intellectual property protection and enforcement by Vietnam constitutes an unreasonable or discriminatory practice that burdens or restricts U.S. commerce. Interested parties may …
Yesterday, President Trump issued an Executive Order that aims to significantly alter who may import goods into the United States and how. The Executive Order lays out two goals:
On Tuesday, the Office of the United States Trade Representative issued its report in the Section 301 investigation of U.S. trading partners’ imposition and enforcement of prohibitions on the importation of goods produced with forced labor. USTR found that all …
Following the launch of the American AI Exports Program late last year, the U.S. Department of Commerce is now inviting industry-led ‘pre-set’ consortia — standing teams of AI companies — to submit proposals for their full-stack American AI export packages …
On April 2, 2026, President Trump issued a Proclamation imposing tariffs of up to 100 percent under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 on certain patented pharmaceuticals and associated pharmaceutical ingredients.
Rather than imposing a uniform tariff, …
Today President Trump issued a Proclamation modifying the tariff regimes applicable to aluminum, steel, copper, and their derivative articles under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. The Proclamation significantly restructures the existing Section 232 duties on aluminum, …